This time, we have come with the battle of three Chinese budget smartphones – LeEco Le 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 vs Meizu m3 Note, that offers some brilliant specifications packed inside a metal body. The fight in the budget segment of smartphones is getting more and more complicated with every passing week and months. The Chinese players are introducing one brilliant device after the other and each one comes trying hard to out power the ones that came prior to it.

Among the three mobile phones, only the Redmi Note 3 is presently selling in India but we expect the other two to join the party too. Therefore, if you are wondering if you should already get the Redmi Note 3 or wait for any of the other two devices to arrive in India then worry not, we have come up with our LeEco Le 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 vs LeEco Le 2 vs Meizu m3 Note comparison review to help you decide on this decision. Read on to find all the differences and also similarities between the three smartphones.

Price, Design, Display Comparison

LeEco Le 2

Price Comparison: As the Le 2 and the Meizu m3 Note mobile phones have arrived in India, we have official information about the prices of these smartphones not only in China but also in India. The LeEco Le 2 price has been set at 1,099 yuan ($170) in China and Rs. 11,999 in India. The 2GB RAM model of the m3 Note is priced at CNY 799 ($125, Rs. 8210 in India) and the M3 Note 3GB RAM version price is CNY 999 ($155I in China, Rs. 9,999 in India. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Price for the 2GB RAM version is Rs. 9,999 and the 3GB RAM version of Redmi Note 3 comes at Rs. 11,999.

Build and DisplayComparison: The new LeEco Le 2 differs in terms of looks from its predecessor Le 1s. The handset has visible antenna lines on the back and the primary camera is centrally placed below the camera and flash module. One of the important things that differentiate the Le 2 from the m3 Note and Redmi Note 3 smartphones is that it comes without the conventional 3.5mm audio jack and the users will have to use the USB Type-C headphones to listen to music on the Le 2. On the front, the Le 2 flaunts a 5.5-inch Full HD IPS display that has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and good 500 nits brightness.

Meizu M3 Note

Meizu has chosen to come up with a metal unibody design on the m3 Note mobile phone made of 6000 series aluminium alloy. This gives the smartphone a premium feel and with this is flaunts a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) display on the front with the physical home button placed at the bottom, which also houses a fingerprint scanner. The display has a 2.5D glass on top and comes with added features such as MiraVision 2.0 display technology and Low-temperature polycrystalline silicon, LTPS.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 also sports a metal unibody design and looks sleeks and premium, it has the fingerprint scanner placed on the rear side. On the sports a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) display with a pixel density of 401ppi. This display comes with a wide viewing angle of 178 degrees and also packs the Xiaomi’s own Sunlight display technology, reading mode and Night mode features.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

The displays of both the smartphones are very impressive and totally matches one another. Therefore, it is very difficult to choose a winner in this Meizu m3 Note vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 battle in the display department.

Processor, RAM and Storage Comparison

Processor Comparison: The new Le 2 mobile phones from LeEco comes powered by a deca-core MediaTek Helio X20 processor that clocks a speed of 2.3GHz. The latest m3 Note smartphone from Meizu comes powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 processor, which is clocked at 1.8GHz. The processor is coupled with Mali T860 GPU for improved graphics.

On the other hand the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 comes powered by a 64-bit Hexa core Snapdragon 650 processor clocked at a speed of 1.8GHz and it has the Adreno 510 GPU looking after the graphics. Therefore in this Meizu m3 Note vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 vs LeEco Le 2 battle we see that the Redmi Note 3 from Xiaomi is the only handset to be powered by a Snapdragon processor.

LeEco Le 2: Deca-core MediaTek Helio X20, 2.3GHz

Meizu M3 Note: Helio P10 octa-core processor

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3: Hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor

RAM and Storage Comparison: The processor inside the LeEco Le 2 is supported by 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM and with this the smartphone offers 32GB of internal storage space. The Meizu m3 Note comes in two RAM variants of 3GB and 4GB, which are packed with internal storage space of 16GB and 32GB respectively. The device also has a microSD card slot, which can be used to expand the storage space further by 128GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 on the other hand also comes in two variants of 2GB RAM with 16GB internal and 3GB LPDDR3 RAM with 32GB of internal storage. The Redmi Note 3 also comes with support for microSD card that can be used to expand upto an extra 128GB.

LeEco Le 2: 3GB LPDDR3 RAM and 32GB internal storage

Meizu M3 Note: 2GB/3GB RAM with 16GB/32GB internal storage

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3: 2GB/3GB RAM with 16GB/32GB internal storage

Camera, Battery, Software Comparison

Camera Comparison: Let us now see the LeEco Le 2 vs Meizu m3 Note vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3camera comparison, the latest LeEco Le 2 has sports a 16MP primary camera on the rear side that comes with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF and has an aperture of f/2.0. It has an 8MP selfies shooter on the front.

The new Meizu m3 Note houses a 13MP primary camera on the rear side, which has 5P lens and it is supported with a dual-tone LED flash with f/2.2 aperture and PDAF. On the front, the m3 Note features a 5MP secondary camera with 4P lens and f/2.0 aperture. On the other hand the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 consists of a 16MP primary camera on the back with 5 element lens, PDAF and f/2.0 aperture. On the front, the Redmi Note 3 has a 5MP selfie camera.

Battery Comparison: The Le 2 mobile phone has a lesser powered battery compared to the Redmi Note 3 and m3 Note. It packs a 3000mAh battery with quick-charge feature while the Meizu m3 Note is fuelled by a 4100mAh battery and the Redmi Note 3 smartphone, on the other hand is backed up by a 4,050mAh battery unit which also has Quick Charge 2.0 support.

LeEco Le 2: 3000mAh with fast charge

Meizu M3 Note: 4,100mAh

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3: 4,050mAh with Quick Charge 2.0

Software Comparison: The LeEco Le 2 comes running there own custom EUI 5.8 on top of the latest Android v6.0 Marshmallow. The Meizu m3 Note comes running the Flyme OS 5.1 on top of Android v5.1 Lollipop and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 comes running the MIUI 7 on top of Android v5.1.1 Lollipop.

LeEco Le 2: EUI 5.8 on Android v6.0 Marshmallow

Meizu M3 Note: Flyme OS 5.1 on top of Android v5.1 Lollipop

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3: MIUI 7 on top of Android v5.1.1 Lollipop

Final Verdict

As we have now reached the end of this LeEco Le 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 vs Meizu m3 Notecomparison review now it’s time to pick one among the three. Truly speaking it is a very difficult choice between the three. Each of the three smartphones outshines the other in one department or the other and we will have to get our hands on these devices before we know how they perform in real world usage. But based on the spec sheet, I would choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.